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' No. 104,244. Patented June 14, 1870.

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JOSEPH F. rr-Leena, or New ALBANY, INDIANA.

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To all about it may concern; Be it known that I, JOSEPH F.,'AP PIJEGATE,of

New AIbafiy-,-iu"the county of Floyd and in the State will now proceedto describe its construction and operation, refern'ng to the annexeddrawing, in which- .Figure 1 is a longitudinal ,vertical section of mybung.

--Figure 2 is an end view of aperforated screw-plug used in my bung.

Figure 3 is a side view of a solid plug which may be slcxlbstituted forthe perforated plug shown in figs. 1 an 2.

v Figure 4 is a side view of a device for cutting the barrel-stares forthe bung.

A represents a metal ring, of suitable size, provided with screw-threadsboth on the innerand outer sides. This ringis screwed into the stave ofa barrel jectiug from the bung.

In the outer periphery, of the ring'A are one or more notchcs, as shownata, in fig. 1, for the insertion of one or more nails, which will thenbe partly in the ring and partly in the stave, and thus prevent lthering from turning around with the turning of the ung.

The bung O is constructed,'as showri in; fig. l, with screw-threadsfitting in the threads on the inner side of the ring A, and has acircular projecting flange, 'b, projecting around its outer end, whichflange fits in the countersink formed by the auger B, and thus forms aneven surface with the'cutside of the stave. It is also provided withwrench-holes d d.

In the center' of the bung O is a circular opening, 1,

provided with female sorew-threads,'said opening e3:-

tending from the outside a suitable distance inward,

"and from the'bottom of this openiugfis a hole, '2', ,thrnugh; theremainder of the bung; Irrthe bott'um' of the opening or recess 6 isplaced a leadpa'oking, j,

with a hole in the center corresponding with the hole-i.

The opening or recess a is closed by means of solidscrew-plug D, by thebrewer, for shipment, said plug coming down onto the lead packing f,making the bung perfectly air and gas t-ight.

When the barrel is to be tapped the plug 1) is ref moved, and the plug Isubstituted, said plug not reach-;

iug down to the lead packing.

-'The plug E, is perforated with afhole through the center,'and itsinner end is bound with a rubber band, in, covering the inner end of thesaid hole; Bylthis means the necessary amount of air is admitted intothe barrel,.while none of the gases can escape through th'erbung.

Where'a barrel of beer is emptied soon, say in one day, the rubber bandmay be dispensed with. Thus the solid plug D is-used by the brewers,and. the perforated plug I by the retail dealers Having thus fullydescribed my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure byLet:

ters Patent, is-

The combination of the ring A, bung O, and plug I, all constructed andarranged substaut-iallyas and for-the purposes herein set'forth, v

In testimony that I claim the-foregoing, "I have hereunto set myhandthis 23d day of May, 1870 JOSEPH F. APPLEGATE. Witnesses:

A, H. Mann, 0. L. Evnn'r.

